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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$42B
AUM Growth
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow %
2.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.94%
2 Financials 12.9%
3 Industrials 9.83%
4 Healthcare 9.3%
5 Communication Services 9.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ORI icon
451
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$24.7M 0.06%
1,157,330
+129,534
+13% +$2.65M
NJR icon
452
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$6.06B
$24.7M 0.06%
613,451
+109,597
+22% +$4.71M
DE icon
453
Deere & Co
DE
$170B
$24.6M 0.06%
157,495
-24,865
-14% -$3.48M
PPLI
454
People Inc
PPLI
$3.1B
$24.5M 0.06%
1,122,019
-4,525,823
-80% -$101M
PX
455
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$24.5M 0.06%
158,263
+759
+0.5% +$113K
ABB
456
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$24.4M 0.06%
908,793
+13,193
+1% +$339K
PRU icon
457
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.7B
$24.4M 0.06%
211,915
-6,202
-3% -$696K
ABT icon
458
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$24.3M 0.06%
425,980
+22,573
+6% +$1.25M
FRT icon
459
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$24.3M 0.06%
183,034
-1,022
-0.6% -$132K
CHTR icon
460
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.2B
$24.3M 0.06%
72,262
+540
+0.8% +$183K
SR icon
461
Spire
SR
$4.92B
$24.3M 0.06%
322,928
+30,152
+10% +$2.34M
CFFN icon
462
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.08B
$24.2M 0.06%
1,802,542
+226,503
+14% +$3.18M
WCG
463
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$24.1M 0.06%
119,747
-29,625
-20% -$5.74M
BAH icon
464
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$24.1M 0.06%
631,557
+612,328
+3,184% +$23.2M
STLD icon
465
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$35.6B
$24.1M 0.06%
558,152
+61,129
+12% +$2.35M
NWN icon
466
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$24M 0.06%
403,053
+67,493
+20% +$4.41M
BNY
467
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$24M 0.06%
446,206
+26,326
+6% +$1.4M
PCG icon
468
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$24M 0.06%
535,803
-918,548
-63% -$51.4M
OTTR icon
469
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.88B
$24M 0.06%
538,954
+34,238
+7% +$1.57M
XRX icon
470
Xerox
XRX
$337M
$23.9M 0.06%
818,513
-57,099
-7% -$1.73M
LNC icon
471
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$23.8M 0.06%
310,023
-10,031
-3% -$759K
SPGI icon
472
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$23.8M 0.06%
140,371
-57,209
-29% -$9.34M
KSU
473
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$23.8M 0.06%
225,865
+7,428
+3% +$792K
HST icon
474
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$23.8M 0.06%
1,196,965
-519,026
-30% -$10.2M
BKH icon
475
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$23.7M 0.06%
394,347
+89,193
+29% +$5.52M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,548 positions worth $42B, up 8.1% from $38.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 163 new, 1,305 increased, 905 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M. The largest sale was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $486M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cadence Design Systems in Q4 2017, an estimated $91.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was People Inc, cutting an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $486M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 163 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 8 Feb 2018.